Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14

Roscoe and is an opening for business,
as it will supply large scope of coun-
try. The only bad feature is the bad
water, and in fact l find but few places
In all my travels but which suffer from
the same cause, consequently 1 have
come to the conclusion that we are
wonderfully blessed in that respect.
| found considerable excitement at
Nina, where saloonist, backed by a
Wholesale dealer in Aberdeen had ap-
Piled for license. The commissioners
being interviewed the same day by
temperance men, representing truth
and sobriety, the right to run a murder
mill was denied. The rum-seller made
threats Of Vengeance, and attempted to
carry them out at our meeting, but the
audience was too much for them, and
they retired from the scene without
furtherdamage than considerable noise
on their part. The encouraging out
look is the fact that the majority of the
depot agents with their wives are
staunch prohlbitionists; they being
mostly people just beginning life, gives
promise Of high standard OF morality
for Dakot,'s future.
AT Millard, the station agent and his
wife on short notice gathered an audi
ence that filed the waiting room. They
have also arrested a would-be saloonlst
and clsaed his business. Home.sick
and wearyour courage failed to respond
to the cry from Gettysburg, in Potter
county, "Gome over and help us" even
to the extent of disposing of our ticket,
until, when the train was in sight, the
personal appeal Of resident was more
than we cDuld resist, and, after travel
ing four hours and half, found my
self within twelve miles of the Big
Muddy, and within half mile of the
town, almost as famous as its historic
namesake
1t was the $50 p. m. train, which set
me out half a mile from the town, and
all outdoors dark as midgnight, and I
wondering what diapoaition was to be
made of my humble self, as I stepped
down and out into the darkness, when
the light of a lantern flashed into my
face, and the pastor of the M. E. church,
and Gettysburg's most noted NJ. D., in
troduced themselves to me, and piloted
me to the buss which carried me to the
residence of my professional brother
whose lively accomplished wife vel
coined me at the door, marching me al
once to a bountifully spread table. Il
was tempting, but owing to the fact
that the audience was waiting, the
train being behind time, hastily swal-
lowed half a cup OF tea, and hurried to
the hall, where I soon forgot hunger
/ fatigue, and homesickness, as ! looked
into the kind, sympathetic, earnest
faces upturned to mine, as 1 tried in
my simple way to tell the truths OF
temperance, as related to health and
home. Potter county pleaded for a
week from me, but home duties and
our coming county convention pressed
heavy upon me, so refuss ed new en-
gagements and cancelled old ones, until
a future day.
Gettysburg is also q new raslroad
terminus, the train having only been
running there a week. No doubt but
there OF bright future for the place
as twill soon become a cross-railroad
and was already a nice little village be-
fore the advent OF the railroad, and il
those whom met are representatives
of the majority, they are greatly bless
ed in their citizens.
| Saloon-keepers are under arrest there
also, who in revenge disfgured the
horses of those who we're instrumental
in attempting to enforce the law ant
protect the vote Of those who said las
fall that Potter county wanted no shar'
in blood money. They, completely de
molished the name, and shaved the tai
of family horse Of DR.. Landies, th'
staunch temperance doctor, of whom
the citizens are so proud, and well they
may be. Ills wife has just completed
the Chatauquah course which reminds
me to ask, why Washington Spring
cannot have a circle?~ :.
| q,
With a hearty hanh-grasp and a God
speed from the temperate as well a
the drinking class, 1 am yours, "home
ward bound"
NIhs. NETTIE G. HALL.
MILLIONS OF ACRES OPEN TO
:. - SETTLEMENT.
The land department at Washington
has given notice that millions of acre
of railroad indemnity lands, will b
open to settlementby homesteaders ant
pre.emptors within q few months
These: lands are among the best land
ever offered west Of the Missjssirp
river and in the Gulf States. Such al
opportunity for the young people o
this nation to acquire real estate TO
the mere taking will never occur agar